More evidence, if any were needed, that Republicans are woefully out of touch

Maybe Republicans don't push for tax cuts for the top 2% of the income distribution because they are in the tank for the rich; maybe it's because they are so out of touch that they don't understand that most Americans don't earn over $250,000 per year. Here's Michael Steele on the Ed Show last week. The guests were Michael Weinman, a former cop and police union official in Ohio, and Garrett Lamp, a firefighter from Florida. They're on the Ed Show to tell Michael Steele why they're switching their voter registration from Republican to Democrat. Steele defends the Republicans' efforts to keep the top income tax rate at 35% at about the 5:45 mark in the clip. Steele: "I don't know what the combined salaries of these gentlemen is, but... Gentlemen, if you're making more than $250,000 dollars, under this administration's plan you're considered rich."

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Ok, maybe it's I who am out of touch, but I'm pretty sure firefighters and local union officials earn a lot less than $250,000 a year.